Tensions escalated in India-Canada relations after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday alleged that the Indian government was behind the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Nijjar, who was a designated terrorist in India, was gunned down outside a Gurdwara, in a parking area
Amid the ongoing diplomatic standoff between New Delhi and Ottawa, Canada-based news platform, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) claimed citing sources that the intelligence gathered by the Canadian government includes conversations with Indian diplomats in the country.
The US has been and will continue to remain in touch with Indians at high levels over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations that the Indian government was behind the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Thu
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday (local time) said he will not be going into the substance of private diplomatic conversations. However, he said that the US is consulting with Ottawa closely and is in touch with the Indian government as well.
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said that India is a country of growing importance, adding that Canada is not looking to provoke or cause problems and called upon the government of India to work with Ottawa to establish processes to uncover the truth in the murder of Khal
Repeating his charge on India's role in the killing of the Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that there are "credible reasons" to believe the same and that international rules-based order matter.
Citing Canada's “diplomatic interference in internal matters”, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday and said there should be a parity in diplomatic staff strength.
National Convener of the Canada India Foundation Ritesh Malik on Thursday said the Canadian government should not support those spreading hatred between communities in the guise of freedom of expression and claimed that the government has failed to take appropriate action against them.
Amid the rising tensions between India and Canada, US State Department’s Hindustani Spokesperson Margaret MacLeod on Thursday emphasized that the US has their own relations with India and Canada, noting that both are important for the United States.
"We take our obligations of Vienna convention very seriously. We will be certainly providing all security to foreign diplomats in India. We also expect Canadian authorities to show similar sensitivity to our diplomats in Canada," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi sa